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Art: Still Not Porn
My wife and I live in Fort Worth. We have lived and traveled all over the world. Because of a special interest in art,...
The Red Zone
I recently re-read Stephen King’s 1979 novel The Dead Zone.
Great book. Great movie (the one with Christopher Walken, I mean).
But there was a line...
Nanny State on Patrol
The blank wall says a lot. Measuring just a few feet, this portion of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth seems conspicuously empty....
Them Inaugural Blues
Two weeks ago, sleet drummed on the skylight above me as I tapped on my keyboard. The late Jimmy Carter, the first president I...
Bragg’s Rights
It all happened really fast.
Emma Williams learned that her oldest son, a 20-year-old Black man named Bragg, was accused of killing members of a...
Art Is Not Porn
The recent removal of Sally Mann’s photographs from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, following allegations of pornography by County Judge Tim O’Hare,...
Rally Over Jail Deaths
Friday night, nearly 100 people held a rally and candlelight vigil outside the Tarrant County Corrections Center to remember the 70 inmates who have...
Not Just a Holiday
Lauren Cross remembers growing up learning about her formerly enslaved ancestors and wanting to know more. Executive strategist of Fort Worth’s forthcoming National Juneteenth...
Song of Luby’s
A long counter and the aroma of fresh beef, chicken, chicken-fried stuff, and fish — all together, all at the same time — mean...
At Their Mercy
The mood changed quickly. At one moment, Oakhurst residents were cheerfully laying commemorative bricks at the local park. Then when asked about the neighborhood...
